unity of command

collocation in English

meaningsofunityandcommand

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unity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈjuː.nə.ti/
us
/ˈjuː.nə.t̬i/
the state of being joined together or ...
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command
noun
uk
/kəˈmɑːnd/
us
/kəˈmænd/
an order, especially one given by ...
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(Definition ofunityandcommandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Administration, from its presidential centre, was reunified into a single hierarchical apparatus, grounded in 'unityofcommand'.
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It has been decided to obtainunityofcommand.
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There has been a great deal said aboutunityofcommand.
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That is the very important question ofunityofcommandin time of war.
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The first of these is in connection with theunityofcommand.
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But this is where the difficulty ofunityofcommandcomes in.
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If that be so, how can we really say that there is completeunityofcommand?
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Ifunityofcommandmeans anything whatsoever, it means control over both spheres.
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Thatunityofcommandand purpose, of course, places us in a position of certain disadvantage.
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Ifunityofcommandmeans anything whatsoever it means control over both spheres.
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It is that moreunityofcommandis needed at the top.
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In other words,unityofcommandwas necessary to save us from defeat.
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We had a controversy which lasted practically for months over theunityofcommand.
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I wish to make no criticism of theunityofcommand.
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In the second place the enemy hasunityofcommand.
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They hadunityofcommand.
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It is a question not only ofunityofcommandbut of unity of purpose, and that is one thing that you can never achieve by committees.
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Although there are excellent liaison and good feeling, it is absolutely necessary to haveunityofcommandin this theatre.
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We haveunityofcommandoverseas and great resources at the disposal of those who are responsible.
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I was speaking just now about the advantage enjoyed by the enemy in respect ofunityofcommand.
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